Descartes (crater)
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Descartes is a heavily worn lunar impact crater that is located in the rugged south-central highlands of the Moon. To the southwest is the crater Abulfeda. Further to the west-northwest is Anděl crate
LRO WAC mosaic
Descartes A crater
Descartes crater is at upper left. The bright patch northeast of Descartes is a magnetic anomaly.
Lunar Ferroan Anorthosite rock collected from the Lunar Highlands near Descartes.
Geology of the Moon
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The geology of the Moon is the structure and composition of the Moon, which is quite different from that of Earth. The Moon lacks a true atmosphere outside of a sparse layer of gas. Because of this, t
Descartes (crater)
…bright patch northeast of Descartes is a magnetic anomaly. Abulfeda and Descartes craters NASA Image Lunar Ferroan Anorthosite rock collected from the Lunar Highlands near Descartes. References Sources External links Media related to Descartes (crater) at Wikimedia Commons Descartes at The Moon Wiki Wood, Chuck (March…
False-color image of the Moon taken by the Galileo orbiter showing geological features. NASA photo
The same image in true color.
Ancient rift valleys – context
Ancient rift valleys – closeup (artist's concept)